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The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
UNITED KINGDOM · 1960

The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll

Terence Fisher
duality of human nature mad science psychological transformation morality and ethics murder and violence
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Synopsis

After a series of scientific experiments directed towards freeing the inner man and controlling human personalities, the kindly, generous Dr Henry Jekyll succeeds in freeing his own alter ego, Edward Hyde, a sadistic, evil creature whose pleasure is murder.

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